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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-01-07
THE WIFE AND THE COLD,
New Orleans States.

This is the season OF the year
when the chanecablc weather plants
the Wheeling cough and choking
cold IL the breast of New Orleans
mar and forces him ia many inStan-
ces 20 take to his bed. It is thus
when lying helpless under her hands
that the wife eyes him with nnte
satisfaction, and proceeds to get
even with him for his nights at the
clubs and his Shortcomings. or
course. whatever she does is for his
persousl welfare, and 10 restore his
health rs soon as possible. Thtre
is no malice in her work, but as she
insists it is metcly wii'.lv Kindness
and sosicituae. The huSi,and. bow
ever, thinks differently. but he rec
ognizes that he is in her power ani
is therefore wise enough 70 remsin
silent. His wife heels moi his ap-
peals 10 ATTEMPT no remedies until
physi, ian has sirst been eonsute,l
5jit SG;s her i0wcr JAW ,irr"!y and
aoes to wor!, on him. y hot mus
tara foot hath is brought into the
room. and in,o it his feet are thrust
aY.i paYboi!ei. He may yell for the
bath to he tempered with cold water
and swear that his legs are being
scal,ed. but his frantic protests and
expressions OF great pain avail roth
inc. His wife gently insists that
the bath would do him no good
whatever were not the water just as
warm as he could bear it, and then
she holds his knees and comptiS
him to keep his feet in the tub de-
spite his angry snorts and proianc
remarks. After boiling ana Stcaia
ing his pedal eXtremities until they
are the color Of cooked lobster she
wipes them and tucks them under
the cover rs though she had per
formed pleasant duty. While her
better half is groaning ana won Ter
inc if he will ever able t9waik again
she inStructs him to pull the hlah-
ket close about his chin and Keep
it there until she prepares soIiie-
thing to take the pain on; OF h'S
chest. In less time than it takes to
tell il she builds mustard plaster
as large as door mat and plants IL
across his manly bosom Then the
idea suddenly occurs to her that the
cold NAV have settled IN the small
Of his back, and she tears mp an oic
WOODEN gown. selects q patch The
size of buckwheat cake, >#tnrateS
it with turpeniine, applies It I" the
spot and tells him not ti take it off
because it burns. BIZ he time the
mustard in front and the turpentlne
behind begin to roast him the
thought that nc may De threatVHcu
with meningitis causes her to AGAIN
make a trip TO her scrap pile. and
soon a polkadot calico iiy-bllster
has firm grip on the back OF his
neck. As time goes on AMI BIS
moans become feebler other plasters
are fastened to his stomach and be-
tween his shoulder-hlades untii the
surface OF his body looks like the
design for rag carpet. He suffers.
No healthy soul on earth knows how
much. and after few days OF agony
his wife kindly discharges hIm iro'n
her hospital as convaieseenf, and
for weeks after he cannot wear his
clothes with any comfort. When he
makes his appearance on the street
his friends tell him he looks bad,
and away down in his soul rests the
solemn conviction that be does.
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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-01-07

Shell the almonds and I,IaneI'
throwing them into im'ing y ter
and leaving them d,err. coyered. far
half an hour. or until the skias wjll
slip off easily Skin an! s.esud
them out to dry for several he ~.
Pat good piece Of Isnt}er inioa bot
dripping pan, and - u enrms stir
the almonds oyer and oscr in q "a
coat them with the butter. Set u
the oven and roast. stirring 81 4,
often until they begin to color il r
ly. Take them cut, shake in COLI
andcr to rid of grease, spread ~ :
dish and strcw With fine, dry silt,
stirring them aI,ont that crcl, pslt
may have its share. Eat ccIds 1'iry
are chsrmingly appetizing A.oid
the dangers OF getting the almends
too brown, and on the hthef hard n
putting them intD the oven heforo
they are dry enough.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-01-07
RLAGK N0LFI

Or Black LepJcsy. IS a disease which Is considered
ncurable, bat q has yielded 10 the crrGive prop
critics Of SWIFT SrEciFIc-now known all over
the world % $. $. $. Nrs. Bailey. Of West Somer-
VILE. Mass near ECston. was attacked several years
AGO with this hdeoCs black eruption, and was treat
ed by The best medical talent, who could only say
that the disease was species OF LEPROSY
and consequently incurabe. Il is impossible 10 de-
scribe her suGerngs. Her body fromthe crown OF
her head 10 the soi1s ci her feet was mass OF de-
cav the flesh rotiing OF and leaving great cavities.
Her fingers festered and several nails dropped OF
Z one time. Her limbs contracted By the fearful
liberation, and for years she aid not leave her bed.
Her weight was reduced from rs 20 lbs. Sorle
faint idea o. her condition can be CLEANED frO-1
the fact that three pounds OF Cosmoline or oint-
ment were used per week IN dressing her sores.
Finally the physicians acknowledged their defeat
by this Black Wolf and commended the sufferer
TO her al wise Creator.
Her husband hearing wonderful reports Of Swift's
Specific Is. 5. -. prevailed on her to try It as
last resort. She BEGAN It's use under protest, but
soon found that her system was being relieved OF
tie POISON as the sores assumed q red and healthy
color. a. thcuch Tie blood was becoming pure and
acliyc Mrs Bailey continued The ) ). ). until last
Fehfs.rr, svliy sCrc Was healed; she discarded
chattu'l Cu.tcrcs Cci y,as for the inst time IN u
years. NcIi " lI. t.e- husband, Mr. &. y. Bai-
ley. IS n 1u. l-css O. lt. blackstone Street, Bos.
ton and Wiz luke 'l. .fc pa. giving the details Oi
this wC1dc~fgt Ccre. Sll.d % us Tor Treatise On
B,OOd ard SS.n Diseases mailed free.
THE SwiFr SPECIFIC Co. Drawer 3. AtiantH ca
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-01-07

The beet draws its nourishment
from an area of twelve square feet
for each plant This has been prov
ed BY exploring TO the ends of the
roots carefully. it being found these
extend downward and outward in all
directions for several feet. tits cyi-
dent that where size of root is desir-
ed the plants must be given plenty
Of room.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-01-07

-"
True independence consists IL the
possession and Improvement of re-
sources within one own's self 1hcrc
is sense in which self sufIicirnR1.
is IaudabIe trait of character. II
is far different from stIf.asseftion<
which may be 1shneliti-h. tuiI'ngd
the hand against every man. And
il is just as for rslnoyc.! from tI,at
weak dependence G upon ci;'risNtieh'
leads one 10 look iof uid a. nll nfs
and for constant suciei, snd ,"nl-
panioDship aId in 'su'Isrm.nt. 5 >
cial intercourse and con,ersatim are
part, and a very large pnrt. of AL
our lives. Both improve ,pcnt nd
pleasure depend upon ons will >. Iet-
ed friendships. Still he is ioor
companion for others who can 10
nothing for himself. He wIlo has
nothing in him has nothing ~ I'M
part to his friends. H. has no repi-
tai to 60 upon In the social excf.' uge
which promotes the intelligent lie
OF man.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-01-07

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The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05
Suffering Womanhood.

Too much effort can not be made to bring
to the attention of suffering womanhood the
great value Of Lydia E. Pinlham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound as remedy for the diseases
Of women. Such an one is the wife Of Gen.
eral Barringer, of Winston, N. G., and we
quote from the Generals letter as follows:
"Dear Mrs. Pinkham, Please allow me to
add my testimony to the most excellent
medicinal qualities Of your Vegetable Com
pound. Mrs, Barringer was treated for
several years for what the physician called
Leucorrhea and Prolapsus Uteri COM
bined. sent her to Richmond, Va, where
she remained for six months under the
treatment of an eminent Physician without
any permanent benefit She was induced
to try your medicine and after a reasonable
time commenced to improve and is now
able to attend to her business and consid-
ers herself fully Relieved" General Barrin-
ger is the proprietor of the American Ho-
tel, Winston, N. c., and is widely known, !
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05
ROBBED BY HERSELF.
After Losing Several Thousand Dollars d
Inunr Lady pr0Yes Il Saulna mhulist

After Losing Several Thousand Dollars
Young Lady Proves a SOmnambulist
For weeks a mystery had held sway in
The little home of Miss Mary Henvy's
brother-in-law, No. 436 North Thirty ghth
street, writes Philadelphia correspondent.
The inmates of the house have been puzzled
beyord measure by the unaccountable dis
appearance Of money carefully hidden
away by Miss Henry in places which no
one but herself knew of. At times all the
money would be taken, and again only por-
tons of it, These mysterious disappear
ances began several months ago, and
suspicion then fell upon the servants in the
house. No proof could be had Of their
guilt, however, and so they were dis
charged without a reason being given for
their dismissal. TO her surprise and
amazement, however, the seeming thefts
were still continued. Though she counted
her money carefully and put it away safely
just before going to bed she discovered on
rising that more than half of it had disap,
peared.
All sorts of theories were advanced to
account for the mystery, but each and
all were alike unsatisfactory. On one &C.
casion Miss Henry lost in this manner up
wards of three hundred dollars and her
total losses must aggregate almost as
many thousands. At length she gave up
keeping any money by her other than
small change and this was always missing
in the morning A curious feature of the
affair was that nothing but money was
taken, and although her jewelry, watch
and chain, rings and trinkets were left
lying upon her bureau at night they were
not disturbed.
to solve the mystery, and induced her sis.
ter to sleep with her and, if possible, aid
her in arriving at conclusion. Ten dol
lars in new one-dollar bills were hidden
under the mattress upon which they slept.
Toward morning her sister was awakened
by feeling the mattress raised Opening
her eyes she discovered some one robed
in white kneeling beside her, with arm
outstretched under the bedding. Terror.
stricken, she could not move, but watched
with wide-open eyes, The next moment
the STOPPING figure rose and she recognized
Miss Henry herself. The crisp, new bills
We're in her hands. Her sister made nc
sound, but gazed curiously at her and dis
covered that her eyes were closed, and that
she was evidently fast asleep. Miss Henry
walked calmly to the stove, which was in
one corner of the room, tore three or foul
OF the notes into fragments and threw then
into the fire. Her sister called her and
found she was still asleep. Miss Henry
on awaking had difficulty in believing the
story told her, but her sister is confident
that she saw all she related. 1t was never
known before that the girl was given Il
somnambuliSm
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05
Is This SoY

A few years ago little book fell into
our hands, recounting the experience OF a
certain prominent business man, from
which 1t appeared that, as with most
Americans too close attention to business
had broken his health. The doctor said he
could not live. He then stated that he used
a certain article which effectually cured
him, and "out of gratitude for his own re-
covery he determined to devote portion
of his fortune to spreading Its merits be.
fore the world"
AS we read it we said: "This is evil
IDENTIFY a shrewd expression Of O CONNER
cial motive; it sounds we'll; it reads well;
but many people will not believe it."
In few years, however. that man got
famous the world over. He gave several
hundred thousand dollars to astronomical
research, and his name became house
hold word in nearly every home in the
United States.
Hundreds of thousands of people to-day,
without reservation, say that to this man
alone they owe their lives.
If ten men are collected together the
chances are that If one man accidentally
refers to Warmers safe cure seven of them
will be able to tell, from their own expert
ence or from the experience Of their
friends, Of marvellous results which that
remedy has wrought
Nothing has ever been put on the market,
we are told, the sale of which has been so
great and kept up so wonderfully, and this
alone is evidence that merit is at the bot.
tom of its popularity.
In our files we find many an advertise
ment from this house. Some people have
believed, have used and have been cured I;
others have disbelieved, have not used, and
died.
The manufacturers have stated, as the
result of their most careful Investigations,
| that the condition of the kidneys is the key
| to health, and that they know if the kid
neys are maintained in health by Warmers
safe cure, ninety-three per cent. of diseases
| would disappear.
The uric acid, or waste of the system,
left in the blood, by what may be called
constipated kidneys, blocks up the system
and carries disease to every organ.
This statement made time and time
again, is so full of sense that it is now &C
cepted as scientific truth by insurance
companies who reject millions of risks
every year if there is the least inactivity OF
these organs.
The public is tired of the wrangles OF
this school and of that school, and it il
quick to recognize anything that has such
conceded merit, and on this ground alone
can we account for it's extraordinary sales
and popularity.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05
| -
Shaved with Pumice Stone.

Ever hear of man shaving himself
with pumice stone" asked an Ogden
avenue barber Of Chicago Herald re-
porter. There is carpenter over here on
Jane street who has not touched his skin
with razor for six months, yet his face is
always as smooth as a woman's. Three
times week he sits down upon the bench
in his shop, and with piece of pumice
stone held tightly between his index finger
and thumb, he will slowly rasp the ST. bible
of his chin and chops. He says he can
shave himself in this manner in half the
time it would require him with a razor.
Talk about there being any money in a
barber shopi It's all bosh. 1t won't be
long before men will be shaving them
selves with sponges, and cuttin0 their hair
with an egg beaten"
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05

An old farmer rode sixteen miles
on frosty morning to say to friend
in whom he had confidence: John, 1
bought two thousand dollars worth of
silver-mining stock a couple of months
ago, and here's a notice about it,"
"Ah, ! see; it is an assessment of seven
dollars per share" as an assessment
dividendP" "Why, no; one is money
coming in, and the other is money 60
ing out" "Well, that is what l want
ed to know; if it was coming in l was
going to buy horse; being it's going
out I've got to sell yoke of steers
Wall Street NeuS
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05

has been laborious and costly work, but
the end justiiies the effort Obstruction in
any important channel means disaster. OBJ
structions in the organs of the human body
bring inevitable disease They must be
cleared away, or physical wreck will fol-
low. Keep the liver in order, and the pure
blood courses through the body, conveying
health, strength and life; let it become dis
impurities, which result in disease and
death. No other medicine equals DR..
Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery for
acting upon the liver and purifying the
blood.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05

"The Proper Study of Mankind Is Man."
says the illustrious Pope. If he had in
cluded woman in the list, he would have
been nearer the truth, if not so poetical.
DIR. r. V. Pierce has made them both life
arrangements to which her delicate sys-
tenn is liable. Many women in the land
who are acquainted with DR.. Pierce only
through his Favorite Prescription" bless
him with all their hearts, for he has brought
them the panacea for all those chronic all
ments peculiar to their sex; such as leucor-
rh9a, prolapsus and other displacements
liberation, "internal fever" bloating,
tendency to internal cancer, and other all
ments. Price reduced to one dollar. By
druggists.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05
Joking that Leads to Prison.

The way of the pun-malSeris and ought to
be hard. Contemplate, for instance, the lot
of John Stehr, farmer, OF Iowa. Mr.. Stehr's
name is so pronounced as to rhyme with
beer He borrowed some money of Kan
sas man, giving as security mortgage
upon five white steers" which he said he
had on his farm. The five white ''steers"
turn out to be Mr.. Stehr-Steer's five sons,
and that jocose person is wanted in Kan
sas. Thus do we see how puns lead to the
nenitentiarY.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05
THE GARFIELD FAMILY.
A Glimpse, Mt the HANDSOME Homo at
Mentor and Its Occupants.

Mentor and Its Occupants.
In five years there have been many
notable changes in the Garfield family.
There have been no deaths, but the
children of whom the father was so
fond have grown up. The two older
boys have begun course in the CO.
lumbia College Law School, and Harry,
the elder has been teaching in some
Eastern school, Both are graduates of
Williams College. James R. Garfield
has been studying law with Judge
Boynton in Cleveland, and is looked
upon by friends Of his father as the
son most like him in every way
He has his fathers size, complexion,
eyes and manner. Both sons are now
men, and have, it is said, great am
bition. Miss Mollie, the only daughter,
is now young woman taller than her
mother, and has about finished her
studies. The two younger sons,
Abram and Irwin-the latter named
for General Irwin Mcdowell old
enough to enter a school on the Hud-
son, and left home for their duties
there recently. They had never been
away from home alone before.
Since the preliminary education Of
Abram and Irwin IN the Cleveland
public schools the mother has had no
further desire to live in city. She
has ordered her mansion in Cleveland
sold and has decided to make her
future home in Mentor. She has here
added to the modest frame house of
her husband "Queen Anne" structure
which cost $4,000. 1t is the most i'm
posing home In the country, although
the new part is behind and wholly sub
servient to the old house in which the
President lived. This still remains the
head and front of the Garfield home,
although remodeled to conform with
the addition. A $4,000 addition to a
$1,000 house is curiosity in modern
architecture, but sentiment for the
past and it's illustrious dead inspired
it. There are probably sixty rooms in
both new and old houses. They : re
all furnished in modern style and with
considerable elegance, and there is an
air of aristocracy about the interior
which Garfield did not know in his own
home. Although the house is far in
the country it has all the conveniences
of city home-in plumbing, gas-ft-
ting and steam-heating.
A natural gas well has been bored on
the farm, and the yard is kept lighted
day and night. The main entrance is
through the old house. In the hal
facing the door is "Grandma" Gar
fields old wall-sweep clock, which hel
husband brought, home just sixty years
ago. 1t is still the standard time" Of
that house, and keeps on ticking just
as it did when the President was born
To the left is the smoking room, which
is lounging room for the family
James being their only one who
smokes. To the right is the old parlor
now reception room, and rich IN relics
Of the dead 1t was once his study
Bibles and other books are upon thu
tables, and the furniture is much thu
the same as when the family left fo
Washington World.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05
NOVEMBER. 1880. Thomas Tormev. Scot,

NOVEMBER, 1880, Thomas Tormey, Scott
Depot, Putnam Co., w. Va, wrote: "In
bed with sciatica; am using ST. Jacobs OIL"
Oct 25th, 1856, he writes: "Three rub
bngs with it, got me out and cured me.
No return.''
"We have used Red Star Cough Cure"
write the Sisters Of the Notre Dame,
Govanstown, MI, ''for the cure of coughs,
oppression of the chest and sore throat"
Price twenty-five cents bottle.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05
American Harvesting Machinery in Aus.
tralia.


Australian papers just received announce
the award of the National Gold Medal to
AULTMAN, MILLER & Co., of Akron, O., for
their Light Draft Buckeye Folding Binder,
as the result OF the National field trial held
in December last The following, cut from
the Melbourne Argus Of December Is, 1886,
giving particulars of the contest will be Of
interest The Argus says:
The field trial OK reapers and binders in
connection with the National Show at
Shepparton was held on Tuesday, the 14th
inst, on Mr. Guthrie's farm, about two
miles from Shepparton. Owing to the
pressure Of harvest work, crops in all di-
rections being ripe, the attendance of farm
ers did not exceed $50, but great interest
was taken in the proceedings. AS at the
late show, the judges placed the Hornsby
machine first, Mccormick second and the
Woods third; the Buckeye" representa-
demanded a field trial as provided by the
rules, the M Cormick also sharing in the
protest; so the prizes were held over pend
ing the field trial. The crop was ripe
wheat, and the land was so rough that
none of the machines could show very low
cutting, and the jOlting over the hard clods
was tolerably severe on horses, machines
and drivers. Two clock was the hour fixed
for the trial, but as the Buckeye" was the
caused by the Hornsby and Mccormick
experts giving their machines a pre-
liminary run in the adjoining block of crop,
and start was not made until quarter
past three. The five judges gave great at
tention to their duties, and were ably Sec
ended by the subcommittee, appointed by
the society and the secretary, Mr. Harold
B. Turnkey. About two acres were allotted
to each machine, and they finished in
the following order: Buckeye" hour 10
minutes; Hornsby, 1 hour 10 minutes;
Mccormick, ! our rs minutes. The two
latter machines were drawn by three
horses each, while two lighter horses
worked the buckeye" binder with equal
ease. The decision of the judges was based
on the following scale Of points:
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05
Coons, Honey and Gold Galore.

Two men who chopped down tree noar
Trenton, Mo-, for coon, found 400 pounds
of honey in hollow. They also got three
coons instead of one, and, in scraping ont
the honey, they came across an UPSTREAM
with $3.50 in gold in it.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05

The Judges (Messrs. A. Kinkaid, H.
Wilkinson, j. Grieve, j. M'Intyre and j.
MGuinness) thus awarded the buckeye"
the first prize. with the maximum number
Of points; Hornsby second, with 43, and
work performed was the best they had
ever seen, and their decision was cheered
nv the farmers present
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05

Neither are all prepared remedies unrelia-
BILE. This is proven by the results follow
ing the use of DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic for
dyspepsia, rheumatism, scrofula, jaundice,
torpid liver and general weakness
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05

DRY and gray hair will become moist and
dark by the use of Halls Hair Remover.
For sudden colds, hoarseness, or irrita-
lion OF the throat, take Ayers Cherry
Pectoral.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-05

A GRASSY proceeding eating in res.
taurant whose forks need replating.-
NeW Haren Neacs.